La forma negativa de “can” es “can't” (la más frecuente) o “cannot” (para las situaciones en que queremos dar un énfasis especial, o si estamos enfadados).

1. CAN YOU HELP ME?
&
A BIT OF EVERYTHING
Goals: Use correctly the ability in sentences, good pronunciation, intonation and handling vocabulary
Compare two things, people or places by using handling vocabulary
:
:

2. 1

3. 2
Stephanie Peter Karen Frank and Julia
Marlon
Juan
Bart Lili
a. What can they do?
What can ______ do?
_______ can _____
fly
dance
surf
skate
What can they do?

4. © Rafael Moreno Esteban 2007
Can / Can’t
Can is used to talk about ability and possibility, to
ask for and give permission, and to make requests
and offers.

5. Can / Can’t : Ability
Subject MODAL CAN Verb
Object
(WHAT )
(WHO)
Adverb
(HOW)
Adverb
(WHERE)
Adverb
(WHEN)
You
He
She
They
Ahmet and
Ayşe
can
can’t
speak fluently in class
English
the piano
play
ride
swim
well
a bike
on E-6

6. Now look at the table and make sentences.
Speak
English
Cook Drive Play the
guitar
Swim
You + - + - +
He - + - + -
She + - + - +
They - + - + -
Ahmet + - -
Ahmet and Ayşe _ + - + -
A: Can you speak English ?
B: Yes, I can. I can speak English.
A: Can you cook ?
B: No, I can’t. I can not / can’t cook

7. Exercises
Complete with a suitable word:
 1 I ______ go out tonight.
I'm busy.
 2 Can you ______ to the
cinema tonight?
 3 You ______ park here.
It's no parking.
 4 ______ you tell me the
time, please?
 5 She can ______ English
well.
 6 I ______ play football,
but not basketball
Complete the sentences with
can or can't.
 1 ______ I park my car here?
 2 Where? I ______ see him.
 3 ______ you help me with my
homework?
 4 You ______ smoke there, but not
here.
 5 Sorry. I ______ remember the
answer.
 6 I ______ speak Spanish and
Italian.

8. ELEPHANT
DESCRIBE THE ANIMALS
big small intelligent
cute nice
friendly
noisy

9. 3

10. Sharks / snakes /
dangerous
Seas/rivers/big Messi/ Cristiano /
bad
Shakira / Britney
Spears / famous
Books/ films /
interesting
Chocolate ice cream/
Vanilla ice cream /
delicious
Planes / cars / fast Football / tennis /
popular
English / Maths/
easy
Canada / Brazil / cold Science / P.E. /
difficult
Playing football/
playing computer
games /funny
MAKE SENTENCES
Tigers are faster than rabbits.
Example:
tigers/rab
bits/fast
Singular =is / plural= are

11. GROUP WORK: CHOOSE TWO THINGS, PLACES OR
PEOPLE AND MAKE COMPARISONS.
1. The white car is more expensive than the grey car.
2. The white car is more modern than the grey car.
3. The white car is smaller than the gray car.
4

12. LET’S PLAY KAHOOT
https://create.kahoot.it/details/08870eb3-2f23-4565-bbf6-1673a555891b

13. 1. Comparative adjectives. Liveworksheets.
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Comparative_adjecti
ves/Comparative_adjectives_eq757544gu
2. Brian Tull (2016, 13 December). That automotive blog
http://thatautomotiveblog.com/main/2016/12/13/comparing-and-contrasting-two-very-different-cars
REFERENCES
3. Ellii- Former ESL Library (2020, 14 de setiembre). Modales de Habilidad – Presente[video].
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_facQiZDrU4
4. A. Simoes (2011, 14 de mayo). Abilities/Can: PowerPoint
https://www.slideshare.net/MJSIMOES/abilitiescan-powerpoint

14. WHERE DO YOU
WORK?
Goals: To talk about location of certain places

15. 1
Look at the picture and identify some places in
your neighborhood:

16. 2
Answer: How do I get to the shopping area?

17. 3
The BCP ATM is next to the store.
4

18. 5
The art museum is across from the school.

19. 5
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

20. 7
Decide if it is TRUE or FALSE.
1.The police station is BETWEEN the bank and the store.
2.The train station is ON Central Avenue.
3.The bank is NEXT TO the post office.
4.The library is IN FRONT OF the hospital.
TRUE FALSE
TRUE
FALSE
FALSE
TRUE
TRUE
FALSE

21. 7
Choose the correct answer.
1. The drugstore is between/among the post office
and the movie theather.
2. The school is in front of/next to the restaurant.
3. The church is on/in front of the hospital.
4. The post office is behind/under the school.
5. The police station is among/on Main Street.

22. 8
LET’S PRACTICE
Ana: Hey Maritza, where do you work?
Maritza: Hello Ana, I work at the school.
Ana: oh great, where is it?
Maritza: The school is across from the
newsstand. What about you?
Ana: I work in the pharmacy, it is next to
the school.
Maritza: Oh really nice.
PHARMACY
SCHOOL
RESTAURANT
NEWSSTAND
BOOKSTORE
BANK

23. 8
LET’S PRACTICE
Ana: Hey _____, where do you work?
Maritza: Hello ____, I work at the ______.
Ana: oh great, where is it?
Maritza: The _______ is __________.
What about you?
Ana: I work in the _______, it is ________.
Maritza: Oh really nice.
PHARMACY
SCHOOL
RESTAURANT
NEWSSTAND
BOOKSTORE
BANK

24. REFERENCES
1. Live worksheets > inglés > English as a Second Language (ESL) > Places in town >
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_%28ESL%29/Places_in_town/Places_in_town_ax1638481ql
2. Learn English by Pocket Passport-(2020, february 22nd) Giving directions – prepositions of place -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxwzEBRfxLM
3. BCP ATM – image taken from - https://www.helpmecovid.com/pe/86432_bcp-atm
4. Grocery store - https://mominitaly.com/italian-grocery-stores/
5. Locations – the-art-museum-is-across-from-the-school - the https://slideplayer.com/slide/15996260/
6. Basic Prepositions of Place in English (6 sept 2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4530pfmquro
7. Live worksheets > inglés > English as a Second Language (ESL) > Prepositions of place > Preposition of place on a map –
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_%28ESL%29/Prepositions_of_place/Preposition_of_place_on_a_
map__og8202gq
8. PICTURE TAKEN FROM BOOK TOP NOTCH FUNDAMENTALS – UNIT 3 – PAGE 20

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de maravilla!